Exact fare system

ABSTRACT

A construction for collecting exact fares comprising a housing having an inspection surface for temporarily holding fares deposited and manually operable means for dumping fares from said inspection surface into a cash box area. A removable cash box is received in a cash box receptacle, and closure means are provided in the cash box for blocking an access opening to normally prevent access to the interior of the cash box. Means are located in the receptacle to normally lock the closure means against movement relative to said access opening, and key means operate to unlock the closure means upon insertion of the cash box into the receptacle to thereby permit rotation of the cash box to locate the cash box in a position such that the access opening will receive fares dumped from the inspection surface. An interlock arrangement is included in the receptacle door to prevent tampering and pilfering. The total exact fare system includes a vault associated collecting means with security features to prevent pilfering after removal of the cash box from the cash box receptacle.

United States Patent Dominick et al.

[ 1 June 20, 1972 [54] EXACT FARE SYSTEM [72] lnventors: George G.Dominick, 198 Payson Street, Hoffman Estates, lll. 60172; 'RinaldoSciacero, 1115 East Rockwell, Arlington Heights, 11]. 60005; George I.Wimpffen, 23W602 Saint Charles Road, Wheaton, Ill. 60187; Theodore L.Kardos, 4656 North Central Park Road, Chicago, Ill. 60625 [22] Filed:March 19, 1970 [21] Appl.No.: 20,884

[52] U.S.Cl ..23 2/7,232/l6 [58] Field of Search ..232/7, l5, 16

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,430,384 11/1947 Broussard..232/16 2,613,871 10/1952 Broussard etal.. .....232/l6 2,815,16612/1957 Sollenberger ..232/16 2,884,188 4/1959 Grant et al ..232/7Primary Examiner-James C. Mitchell Attorney-McDougall, Hersh & Scott 57ABSTRACT A construction for collecting exact fares comprising a housinghaving an inspection surface for temporarily holding fares deposited andmanually operable means for dumping fares from said inspection surfaceinto a cash box area. A removable cash box is received in a cash boxreceptacle, and closure means are provided in the cash box for blockingan access opening to normally prevent access to the interior of the cashbox. Means are located in the receptacle to normally lock the closuremeans against movement relative to said access opening, and key meansoperate to unlock the closure means upon insertion of the cash box intothe receptacle to thereby permit rotation of the cash box to locate thecash box in a position such that the access opening will receive faresdumped from the inspection surface. An interlock arrangement is includedi in the receptacle door to prevent tampering and pilfering. The

total exact fare system includes a vault associated collecting meanswith security features to prevent pilfering after removal of the cashbox from the cash box receptacle.

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SHEET 9 OF 9 EXACT FARE SYSTEM This invention relates to a system whichis particularly designed for collecting fares, tolls, or other feeswhich are usually accepted in large numbers but in relatively smallmonetary amounts from the general public.

The invention will be described with reference to a fare collectionsystem designed for public transportation systems. In such systems, apassenger is required to pay a fare upon entering a bus, streetcar orthe like, by depositing the fare in a collection box.

It will be apparent when considering the following descrip tion that thegeneral system has utility in a wide variety of other areas. Thus,problems similar to those that arise in the collection of fares alsoarise in the collection of tools, admissions, etc. The concepts to bedescribed may be totally adopted for such other applications orindividual features of the invention may be used alone in otherapplications or incorporated in other systems.

The collection of fares or similar payments has caused many problems.Handling problems have been recognized particularly in the case of largetransit systems where fares from many individual vehicles are received.Standard systems require handling of the fares by the operator of thevehicle in transferring the fares from the collection receptacle to coinchangers or money bags. Additional handling is then required indelivering the fares to some central collection point. All of thishandling takes time and, therefore, leads to additional expense. Theproblem is compounded where the operator of the vehicle is required tomake some written account of the collection which must in turn berecorded at the central collection area.

Aside from the inefficiencies which characterize present collectionsystems, there are extreme security problems. Thus, pilferage on thepart of anyone handling funds collected is extremely difficult toprevent, and a wide variety of techniques have been developed forcheating existing fare collection systems. The techniques involvemechanical alterations of the fare box structures thereby avoidingrecording of the fares by counting mechanisms associated with the fareboxes, for example, by including means which divert coins deposited.Where the operator is required to handle deposits, schemes are devisedwhich result in improper recording of amounts collected.

Robbery also constitutes a very severe problem in any system requiringfare collection. A bus driver, for example, is extremely vulnerable torobbery since in a matter of seconds, a robber can enter the bus andtake the driver's coin changer and money bags. Since buses operate atnight-often in remote locations-it is virtually impossible to adequatelyprotect against such occurrences.

Because of the various problems referred to, transit authorities havereverted to exact fare" collections. In such a system, passengersdeposit money in a collection box; however, the driver is not requiredto carry any change, and the money is never removed from the collectionbox by the driver. Accordingly, the passenger must have the exact farein his possession or must deposit an excess amount. The most that suchsystems require of the driver is that a receipt be given for any excessamount deposited in which case the passenger can obtain a refund at somespecified location.

Since the driver does not carry any cash for change and is notauthorized to personally accept any fares, the temptation to rob thedriver is removed. It is, however, desirable to provide a collectionsystem which is otherwise characterized by efficient operation and whichincludes mechanisms and a mode of operation which will discouragepilfering and schemes for cheating the system.

It is a general object of this invention to provide a system forcollecting fares and the like which is characterized by a highlyefficient mode of operation and which employs mechanisms whichsubstantially eliminate pilfering and cheating.

It is a more specific object of this invention to provide a system whichis particularly suitable for exact fare" collectlons.

It is a still further object of this invention to provide mechanisms fora fare collection system which are characterized by various safetyfeatures and which can be produced with substantial structural strengthso that robbery or cheating of the constructions can be virtuallyeliminated.

These and other objects of this invention will appear hereinafter andfor purposes of illustration, but not of limitation, specificembodiments of the invention are shown in the accompanying drawings inwhich:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a farebox which incorporates variousfeatures of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the farebox showing the cash box accessdoor in the open position;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the farebox illustrating thecash box in the partially removed position;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the farebox illustrating thecash box receptacle with the cash box located adjacent the farebox;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view, partly cut away, of the farebox;

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view of the farebox taken about the line6-6 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the farebox;

FIG. 8 is a horizontal sectional view of the farebox taken about theline 8-8 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a horizontal sectional view of the farebox taken about theline 9-9 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a horizontal sectional view of the farebox taken about theline 10-10 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 11 is a horizontal sectional view of the farebox taken about theline 11-11 ofFlG. 5;

FIG. 12 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the farebox takenabout the line 12-12 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of the fareboxillustrating in detail the mechanisms shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view illustrating themechanisms of FIG. 13 with the cash box access door in the openposition;

FIG. 15 is a fragmentary view taken about the line 15-15 of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a fragmentary sectional view taken about the line 16-16ofFlG. l5;

FIG. 17 is a fragmentary sectional view taken about the line 17-17 ofFIG. 13;

FIG. 18 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the farebox takenthrough the center of the cash box receptacle with the cash box beingshown in the partially removed position;

FIG. 19 is a fragmentary sectional view taken about the line 19-19 ofFIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a bottom view of the cash box taken about the line 20-20 ofFIG. 18;

FIG. 21 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view illustrating the cashbox in the engaged position relative to the receptacle inner wall;

FIG. 22 is a fragmentary sectional view taken about the line 22-22 ofFIG. 21.

FIG. 23 is a fragmentary sectional view taken about the line 23-23 ofFIG. 22;

FIG. 24 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating a differentposition for the elements of FIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is a bottom view, partly cut away, illustrating the inner sealportion of the cash box;

FIG. 26 is a detail view of a wear plate utilized in the cash box;

FIG. 27 is a bottom view of the outer shell portion of the cash box;

FIG. 28 is a vertical sectional view illustrating the cash box prior toentry into the cash box acceptance receptacle;

FIG. 29 is a cross-sectional view of the acceptance receptacle takenabout the line 29-29 of FIG. 28;

FIG. 30 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating the cash box inplace in the acceptance receptacle; and,

FIG. 31 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating the cash box in thedischarge position in the acceptance receptacle.

GENERAL FAREBOX OPERATIONS The farebox 10 is designed to be positionedat a fare collection location. Where the system is to be used inconjunction with a bus line, the farebox 10 is mounted on the bus floorand can be braced to the instrument panel bulkhead if required. Thefarebox is positioned with the driver of the vehicle in mind. Thus, thedriver must be able to see through the window 12 of the box for purposesof viewing the money deposited. In addition, a trip bar 14 must bereadily accessible to the driver when he is sitting in his normalposition for driving the bus.

The farebox includes a top cover 16 which is primarily supported by theU-shaped side wall and back wall section 18. The transparent window 12is preferably a one-piece U- shaped section which is confined betweenthe cover 16, the wall section 18 and an intermediate frame portion 20.

The cover 16 defines a funnel-shaped area 22 which terminates in a fareslot 24. This slot is dimensioned to receive both coins and foldingmoney. All of the fares deposited are directed through a baffle section26 which is suspended from the cover 16.

The fares which pass through the bafi'le 26 are collected on aninspection plate 28 which is clearly visible through the window 12. Whenthe operator is satisfied that a proper deposit has been made, the tripbar 14 is pushed down whereby the fare will be dumped into a secondbafile section 30.

The baffle section 30 extends from the inspection plate 28 to adischarge opening 32. Immediately beneath the opening 32, there isprovided a cash box receptacle. As best shown in FIGS. and 6, a cash box34 is located in this receptacle when fares are being collected. Thecash box defines an opening 36 which provides for direct passage of thefares through the baffie discharge opening 32, past baffle elements 33,and into the cash box.

GENERAL ACCEPTANCE VAULT OPERATION .The farebox is provided with a door38 which provides access to the cash box receptacle 40. When it is timeto remove fares collected, the cash box is pulled out of the receptacleand taken to an acceptance vault of the type shown at 42 in FIGS. 28 and29. This acceptance vault defines a cash box receptacle 44 which isdimensioned to receive the cash box 34.

When the cash box 34 is properly in place in the receptacle 44, the cashbox is turned in the receptacle and the fares are dumped into an escrowcylinder 46. The cash box receptacle 44 defines an opening 48 which isbrought into alignment with the opening 50 of the escrow cylinder 46 toachieve transfer of the fares into the escrow cylinder.

In order to remove the cash box, it must be rotated back to its originalposition, and in this case, the opening 50 of the escrow cylinder isrotated for dumping the fares into the main vault area 52. The vault maybe provided with any suitable door which will maintain the fares in asecure state.

SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION I Fare Deposit and Inspection Means As noted, thefares to be collected are inserted in the funnel-shaped section 22 ofthe top 16 and then fall through the slot 24. The baffle 26 defines asinuous path which serves as the first blocking means insofar aspilfering is concerned. Thus, the walls of the baffle prevent any directaccess between the slot 24 and the inspection plate 28. As a furtherprecau tion, the lower edge of the baffle 26 defines teeth 54 which, asis well known, will prevent any attempt to withdraw money, for exampleby means of a thin wire. For example, if a wire were inserted whichspeared a bill on the inspection plate 28, the teeth 54 would pull thebill off the wire before it could be withdrawn.

The intermediate wall in the upper portion of the farebox is preferablyformed from a pair of sheets comprising an inner sheet 56 of translucentmaterial and a backing sheet 58. The sheet 58 defines an opening 60, andtwo lights 62 are positioned behind this wall. This arrangement providesadequate light for the inspection plate 28. Access holes are preferablyformed in the side wall of the section 18 to permit access for replacinglights. Buttons may be employed for covering the access holes.

The inspection plate 28 includes an extension 66 which carries a pair ofupstanding ears 68 for supporting the rod 70. The ends of the rod areheld by blocks 72 attached to plates 71 extending inwardly from the sideportions of the wall section 18 whereby the rod 70 provides a pivot axisfor thev inspection plate 28.

The inspection plate 28 is pivoted when the trip bar 14 is pusheddownwardly. The trip bar 14 is mounted on the arms 73 which arepivotally mounted on pins 74 adjacent the side walls of the farebox. Thearms 73 each include an upwardly extending portion 76 which supports atransversely extending bar 78. The bar 78 engages the extension 66 ofthe plate 28 immediately beneath a counterweight 80 supported by theextension 66.

The weight of the movable portions associated with the inspection plate28 and the trip bar 12 is carefully balanced relative to the axesdefined by the rod 70 and the pins 74. Specifically, the weight of thecounterweight 80 is preferably about 5 ounces in excess of the amountnecessary to hold the system in perfect balance. With this arrangement,a normal fare or a bill on the inspection plate 28 will be insufficientto tip the plate. On the other hand, if fares are permitted toaccumulate, which is considered undesirable under normal circumstances,then the inspection plate 28 will tip automatically when the weight ofthe fares exceeds approximately 5 ounces. The relatively delicatebalance is also desirable since only a very mild application of force isrequired of the operator to push the bar 14 for removing fares from theplate 28.

The arms 73 associated with the trip bar 14 straddle the second baffle30. The baffle defines an angularly directed wall 82 which serves tolimit the tilt angle of the inspection plate 28. The plate 28 is alsodimensioned so that it will move freely between the arms 73.

2. Cash Box Collection Fares are transferred through the opening 32defined by the baffle 30, past the elements 33, and then into the cashbox 34. The construction is provided with a gate 84 which, when open,permits passage of fares but is adapted to block the opening 32 toprevent unauthorized passage of fares through the opening when the door38 is open. The gate is positioned beneath plate 85 which defines theopening 32 Blocks 87 define shoulders which support the plate duringsliding movement.

As illustrated in FIGS. 13 through 17, the gate 84 is positioned on anarm 86 which defines slot 88 at one end. A pin 90 extends downwardlyfrom the gate and is received by the slot 88. The pin 90 moves along theslot from one end to the other when the arm 86 is pivoted about the pin92 at the opposite end of the arm.

A pair of short extensions 94 and 96 are formed integrally with the arm86 in the area of the pin 92. A spring 98 has one end attached at 100 tothe extension 96, and the other end attached at 102 to a sliding bar104.

The access door 38 for the cash box 34 is pivotally attached by means ofthe hinge I06. This door carries an inwardly'extending abutment element108 which is aligned with the extension 96 of the arm 86. As bestillustrated in FIGS. 13 and 14, the abutment member 108 engages theextension 96 as the door 38 moves to the closed position. The abutmentoperates to force the arm 86 to the position shown in FIG. 13 when thedoor is completely closed. This places the gate 84 to the side of theopening 32 thereby clearing a path for fares deposited. When the door 38is opened, the spring 98 operates to shift the gate 84 back to theblocking position. It will be noted that this shifting movement occursas soon as the door 38 is opened a slight amount.

The sliding bar 104 defines a pair of upstanding portions 110 and 112.The portion 110 defines a slot 114 which receives a pin guide 116. Thedoor 38 carries a cam which is adapted to engage the upstanding portion1 on the sliding bar. As the door moves from an open to a closedposition, the cam moves the bar in opposition to the spring 98. A secondspring 121 is fit around pin 123 which is attached between upstandingportion 112 of the sliding bar and member 125. This spring also resistssliding movement of the bar during closing of the door and, therefore,assists in imparting return sliding movement to the bar when the door isopened.

The sliding movement imparted to the bar enhances the spring actionwhich moves the gate 84 to the blocking position. Thus, as shown in FIG.13, the spring 98 is extended by the bar 104 when the door is closed.Accordingly, a strong spring action is provided for rapidly closing thegate 84 when the door is opened.

The upstanding portion 112 of the bar also serves as a blocking meansrelative to the extension 94 provided on the gate arm 86. Thus, as shownin FIG. 14, when the door is open, the extension 94 is blocked by theupstanding portion 112 so that the gate cannot be opened when the dooris open. In this connection, the sliding bar is not accessible when thedoor is open since as shown in FIG. 4, an interior wall 124 is locatedbehind the door 38. An opening 126 is defined by the interior wall forentry of the abutment member 108. This security feature is desirablesince it prevents access to the area above the cash box receptacle. Ifthis access were available, an attempt might be made to block thepassage of fares into the cash box by means which would not be visiblewhen the door 38 is open.

The door 38 also carries a plate member 127, and a second plate member129 is mounted on the wall 124. An opening 131 is defined in the wall124 to receive the member 127 when the door is closed. These platemembers are adapted to straddle the plate member 128 which is secured tothe side wall 130. Each of these plate members defines an openingadapted to receive a vertically extending lock rod 132. The rod 132extends upwardly to a connection with the portion 76 of the trip bar arm72. As shown in FIG. 16, when the door 38 is closed, the lock rod 132extends through the openings in the plate members so that the door willnot open even after the door lock has been opened. The door will onlyopen when the trip bar 14 is pushed down thereby lifting the lock rodand releasing the rod from engagement with the plate members. Thisfeature insures that all fares on the inspection plate 28 have passedthrough before the door is opened. It will be noted that even if thedoor is opened rapidly to prevent such fares from falling all the wayinto the cash box, closing and locking of the gate 84 will preventaccess to these fares.

The door 38 is provided with a lock structure generally designated 134(FIG. 12). When an appropriate key is inserted in the lock, thevertically extending bolts 136 are withdrawn from slots provided in thehousing. A laterally extending bolt 138 is simultaneously withdrawn froma similar slot. The preferred structure thus consists of a maximumsecurity three-bolt lock although locks of other conventional typescould be employed.

3. The Cash Box As noted, collection of the fares involves passage ofthe fares through the opening generally designated 36 in the cash box34. The cash box actually consists of a pair of shells comprising anouter shell 140 (FIG. 27) and an inner shell 142 (FIG. The shell 140defines an opening 144 and the shell 142, an opening 146. When theseopenings are aligned, they provide the passage 36 referred to.Accordingly, the basic structure of the cash box follows the conceptsdescribed in Sollenberger U.S. Pat. No. 2,815,166.

The outer shell 140 defines a first arcuate slot 148 in its bottom wall.This slot extends for 120. A central opening 150 is provided forreceiving a lock 152 (FIGS. 18 and 21).

The plate 154 shown in FIG. 26 is adapted to be attached to the bottomwall of the outer shell 140 by extending appropriate fasteners throughthe aligned openings 156 in the plate and 158 in the outer shell. Anarcuate slot 160 on the plate is coextensive with the slot 148; however,only the end portion 162 of the slot 160 is of the same width, theremainder of the slot being narrower.

The inner shell 142 is dimensioned to be received within the outershell. The inner shell defines a short arcuate cavity 164 which iscoextensive with one end of the slot 148. When the shells are assembled,the lock 152 extends through the central opening 166 of the inner shell.With the lock 152 in place, a threaded collar 168 is tightened aroundthe end of the lock to thereby hold the assembly of the plate 154 andouter shell together (FIG. 21). The inner shell 142 is captivatedbetween the outer shell and handle cover 167. A bearing 169 is carriedby the cover and engages the inner surface of the inner shell.

When the cash box 34 is outside the construction, the openings 144 and146 are maintained in the relationship illustrated in FIGS. 25 and 27.Thus, the center of the opening 146 is offset 30 from the vertical whilethe center of the opening 144 is offset 120' from the vertical. Thisorientation is maintained when the assembly is inserted into the cashbox receptacle 40. The cash box receptacle is provided with a pin 170which defines a necked down central portion 172. This pin is positionedso that the enlarged end 162 of the slot will be aligned with the pinwhen the cash box is properly inserted. The pin diameter is such that itwill pass through the opening 162 but not through the narrower portionof the slot 160.

When the cash box is properly inserted, the pin will pass through theslot 148 of the outer shell 140 and then be received in the cavity 164of the inner shell. The necked down portion 172 is then aligned with theslot 160. As will be explained, relative movement between the pin 170and the slot is required, and the provision of the narrower slot 160 andthe necked down portion 172 insures that the cash box be fully insertedbefore such relative movement can occur.

The receptacle 40 is also provided with a cylindrical projecting portion176 which receives a cylindrical cap 178. A spring 180 normally holdsthe cap in the extended position shown; however, a chamber 182 isprovided in the block 184 to pemiit displacement of the cap 178. A key186 is held within the cap 178, and a slot 188 is provided so that thekey will project outwardly when the cap is depressed. The cap 178provides a cover for the key to restrict entry for making a waximpression and to prevent breaking of the key.

As shown in FIG. 21, the housing of the lock 152 engages the cap whenthe cash box is inserted so that the key 186 will enter the lock. Thelock must be open in order to achieve the relative movement to bedescribed and, accordingly, only a cash box which has a lock suitablefor the specific key can be utilized in any given construction. Thisprovides still further security since it significantly reduces thepossibility of anyone inserting an unauthorized cash box into theconstruction. With the proper cash box inserted, the lock barrel 191 isfree for movement relative to the lock bolt which is secured to the lockplug 193. A cam 192 is attached at the end of the bolt 190, and this camis provided for depressing a pair of pins 194. These pins are normallyheld in the position shown in FIG. 21 by means of springs 196. A bracket198 is attached to the plate 154 for holding the assembly of the springsand pins. As shown in FIGS. 26 and 27, openings 200 are provided in theplate 154 for receiving the pins, and corresponding openings 202 areprovided in the outer shell 140. The inner shell 142 includes acorresponding opening 204 and a short slot 206 which receives the pins.

The cash box 34 is inserted in the cash box receptacle 40 in theposition shown in FIG. 3. In this position, the opening 144 defined bythe outer shell 140 is located left of center and is offset 120 from thevertical. The opening 146 in the inner shell 142 is also positioned leftof center and is offset 30 from the vertical.

To place the cash box in position for receiving fares, it is rotatedclockwise by means of a handle 208. It will be apparent that when theouter shell has been rotated through 120, the opening 144 in this shellwill be positioned immediately beneath the opening 32 defined at thebottom of the baffle 30.

The opening 146 in the inner shell is brought into alignment by limitingrotation of the inner shell to 30. As best shown in FIG. 21, the lockhousing 191 is tied to the outer shell 140 and the associated plate 154.Accordingly. the housing 191 will rotate when the operator turns thehandle 208. The lock plug 193 and the associated cam 192 will remainstationary. The inner shell 142 includes a flange 205 which engages thesurface 207 defined by the collar 168. This provides a bearing surfacepermitting rotation of the inner shell relative to the lock barrel 191.

The pins 194 will rotate with the plate 154, and the inner shell 142will move due to engagement of the pins with the shell through theopenings 204 and 206. As the movement progresses, however, the cam 192operates to drive the pins 194 upwardly in opposition to the springs196. Because of the beveled ends of the pins, they are eventually forcedout of the openings 204 and 206 at which time driving engagement withthe inner shell is removed. The cam 192 is positioned so that thisdriving engagement will be removed after the inner shell has rotatedthrough 30. Continued rotation of the outer shell through an additional90 then brings the openings 144 and 146 into alignment.

Rotation-of the plate 154 locates the narrow portion of the slot 160around the pin 170. Accordingly, the cash box 34 cannot be withdrawnuntil the cash box is rotated back to its original position. It is,therefore, not possible to remove the cash box when the openings 144 and146 are in alignment.

The slot 206 extends for about and the provision of this slot insuresthat at least one of the pins will move to locking position when thecash box is rotated to its original position. This safety feature isparticularly important after extensive use of a cash box which canresult in the wear of parts to the extent that the cash box could beremoved without rotation sufiicient to allow a pin 194 to move into theopening 204.

After the cash box 34 has been located in the receptacle 40, the door 38is closed'and locked. The door defines an opening 220 which is alignedwith a boss 222 formed on the cash box handle 208. The boss may beprovided with an identifying code. This arrangement is desirable forspot check inspection of vehicles. An inspector can readily determinewhether a proper cash box is located in the farebox without opening thedoor 38. lnthis way, theinspector need not identify himself which isdesirable if there is a suspicion of cheating on the part of the.vehicle' driver.

4. The Vault In the preferred practice of the system of the invention,vehicles carrying fareboxes are driven to a collection location where avault 42 of the type shown in FIGS. '28 through 31 is located. At thisstation, an attendant will open the door 38 and remove the cash box 34by rotating the cash box counterclockwise to the position shown in FIG.3 and then pulling the cash box out of the receptacle 40. The cash boxis then inserted in the receptacle 44 of the vault 42.

The bottom wall of the receptacle 44 carries a pin 230 which is adaptedto be received in the same manner as the pin 170. Thus, the end of thepin will pass through the enlarged opening 162 in the slot 160, thenthrough the slot 148 and into the cavity 164.

A pair of additional aligning pins 232 are also located on the end wallof the receptacle 44. These pins are positioned for entry through theopenings 234 defined by the outer cash box shell 140. It will be notedthat the end wall 236 of the inner shell 142 is spaced from the end wallin the outer shell to provide room for receiving the pins 232. Thus,these pins do not extend through the wall 236 of the inner shell.

The end wall of the receptacle 44 also carries a cylindrical housing 238for a key. The key in the housing 238 is a master key so that severalcash boxes with different tumbler arrangements can be employed. Thearrangement within the cylindri cal housing 238 is otherwise the same asthe arrangement within the housing 176 in the farebox construction. Thecylindrical cap 239 in FIG. 28 is shown in the forced-in position.

The cash box 34 is inserted in the vault, so that the opening 144 in theouter shell is positioned at the upper right, when viewed from the frontof the vault, 60 offset from the vertical. The opening 48 in thereceptacle will thus be lined up with the opening 144 while the opening146 in the inner shell is positioned at the lower right, 30 offset fromthe vertical. Accordingly, when the cash box is rotated clockwise bymeans of the handle 208, the outer shell and the cylinder 44 will movetogether to a position facing downwardly. By the same mechanismspreviously described, the opening 146 will move through 30 so that allthe openings will be aligned as shown in FIG. 31.

An annular. member 240 is supported for rotation around a shaft 241. Asprocket gear 246 is mounted on the annular member 240, and a chain 248extends from this sprocket past idler sprocket 249 to sprocket 250. Thesprocket 250 is mounted on an annular member 251 which is rotatablysupported on shaft 254. The cylindrical receptacle 46 defining anopening 50 is supported at one end on the annular member 251. The otherend of the receptacle 46 is supported for rotation about shaft 256.

The sprockets 246 and 250 are selected so that the opening 50 in thecylinder 46 will move into position beneath the aligned openings 48, 144and 146 when the latter openings are facing downwardly. In theembodiment illustrated, a 3:2 ratio is provided so that the cylinder 44rotates 120 while the cylinder 46 rotates All of the fares in the cashbox 34 will be transferred to the cylinder 46 when the described actionoccurs. The in 230 defines a necked down portion 270 which operates inthe same manner as the necked down portion 172 of the pin 170. Thus, thecash box 34 cannot be removed from the vault receptacle until the cashbox is rotated back to its original position. This return rotation movesthe cylinder 46 back to its original position so that access to thecylinder 46 is never available. The bottom of the vault structure may bedesigned for retaining the fares. On the other hand, the structureillustrated may be employed simply for transferring the fares into avault or other storage means by means of the chute 253.

The use of the vault arrangement described provides a still furthersafeguard against pilfering. Thus, the cylinder 46 provides an escrowarrangement which cuts off access to the vault interior. Whenconsidering the entire system, it will be apparent that the fares arecompletely protected against pilfering from the time they are depositedby a passenger until the time they are placed in an accumulation area ofa vault.

,The system is thus designed with consideration of .various pilferingand cheating techniques in mind from the time a fare is inserted to thetime the fare is safely confined in a vault. The arrangements describedprovide maximum security while also being characterized by highlyefficient operating components thereby making the system relativelyeconomical while keeping maintenance expense to a minimum.

It will be understood that various changes and modifications may be madein the construction which provide the characteristics of this inventionwithout departing from the spirit thereof.

That which is claimed is:

1. In a construction for collecting fares and the like comprising a faredeposit section, an inspection surface defined in said deposit sectionfor temporarily holding fares deposited, manually operable means fordumping fares from said inspection surface into a cash box area, a cashbox receptacle defined in said cash box area, and a removable cash boxadapted to be received in said receptacle, said cash box defining anaccess opening, closure means in said cash box for blocking said accessopening for preventing access to the interior of the cash box, meansnormally locking said closure means against movement relative to saidaccess opening, means defined by said receptacle operating to unlocksaid closure means upon insertion of said cash box into said receptacleand to thereby permit rotation of said cash box relative to thereceptacle to locate the cash box in position such that the accessopening will receive fares dumped from said inspection surface, meansfor locking said cash box in place in the receptacle upon rotation awayfrom its inserted position and toward said receiving position, andwherein said closure means is automatically closed during rotation ofthe cash box back to said inserted position and prior to removal of thecash box from the receptacle.

2. A construction in accordance with claim 1 including a door for saidreceptacle and a viewing opening in said door for determining thepresence of a cash box in the receptacle.

3. A construction in accordance with claim 2 wherein said cash box isformed of inner and outer shells with each shell defining an opening,said cash box being rotated upon insertion into said receptacle toachieve alignment of the openings in the cash box shells whilepositioning the openings for receiving fares dumped from the inspectionsurface.

4. A construction in accordance with claim 3 including spring loaded pinmeans mounted on one of said shells, openings defined by the shells forreceiving said pin means whereby the pin means operate to tie the shellstogether during-rotary movement of the shells, and including cam meansassociated with the cash box for displacing said pin means out ofengagement with one of said shells when the access opening for said oneshell is in position for receiving fares, and means for holding said oneshell in position during continued rotation of the other shell to bringthe access opening of the other shell into alignment with the accessopening of said one shell.

5. A construction in accordance with claim 4 including a key positionedin the end wall of said receptacle, a lock mounted on said cash box,said other shell being secured to the barrel of said lock and said cambeing secured to the plug of said lock, insertion of said cash box intosaid receptacle providing for entry of said key into said lock to freesaid barrel for rotary movement relative to said plug.

6. A construction in accordance with claim 3 including a key positionedin the end wall of said receptacle, a lock mounted on the end wall ofsaid cash box said lock having a lock plug and a lock barrel normallytied to the plug, said outer shell being tied to the lock barrel withsaid lock plug being held stationary by said key, said outer shell beingprovided with a handle to accomplish rotation of said cash box, and saidlock preventing such rotation unless the proper key is inserted in thelock to free the lock barrel for movement relative to the lock plug.

7. A construction in accordance with claim wherein said key is confinedwithin a spring mounted cylinder which normally surrounds the key, thehousing of said lock being adapted to engage said cylinder when saidcash box is inserted in the receptacle to depress the cylinder and toexpose said key for insertion in the lock.

8. A construction in accordance with claim 1 wherein said cash box isformed of inner and outer shells with each shell defining an opening,the respective openings being movable into alignment upon relativerotation of said inner and outer shells, and including a lock normallypreventing relative rotation of said inner and outer shells.

9. A construction in accordance with claim 8 including a vault forcollecting fares from a plurality of cash boxes, said vault defining acash box receptacle, a key mounted within said receptacle for engagementwith the lock of each cash box to thereby permit relative rotation ofthe cash box shells for aligning the openings of the shells, and meansassociated with said vault for achieving relative movement of saidshells for discharge of fares in the cash box through the alignedopenings of the shells into the interior of the vault.

10. A construction in accordance with claim 9 including locking meanslocated in said vault receptacle and movable into engagement with thecash box when said access opening is positioned for discharging fares,said locking means preventing removal of the cash box from the vaultreceptacle until relative movement of the cash box in the vaultreceptacle sufiicient to close said closure means has taken place.

11. A construction in accordance with claim 9 wherein the vaultreceptacle comprises a first rotatably mounted cylinder, a secondrotatably mounted cylinder positioned adjacent said first cylinder, anopening defined in the walls of each of said cylinders, said cash box,when inserted in said first cylinder, being tied to said cylinderwhereby rotation of said cash box rotates said first cylinder to locatethe opening defined by said first cylinder in a discharge position, andincluding drive means tying said second cylinder to said first cylinderwhereby said second cylinder rotates with said first cylinder forpositioning the opening in said second cylinder in alignment with theopening in said first cylinder, said opening in said cash box beingaligned with said cylinder openings whereby said fares will bedischarged from said cash box into said second cylinder.

12. A construction in accordance with claim ll wherein said cash boxmust be rotated back to its original position to remove the cash boxfrom said first cylinder, the return rotation of the cash box resultingin movement of said second cylinder to a discharge position whereby thefares collected by said second cylinder are discharged into the interiorof said vault.

13. A construction in accordance with claim 11 including spring loadedpin means mounted on one of said shells, openings defined by the shellsfor receiving said pin means whereby the pin means operate to tie theshells together during rotary movement of the shells, and including cammeans associated with the cash box for displacing said pin means out ofengagement with one of said shells when the access opening for said oneshell is in position for receiving fares, and means for holding said oneshell in position during continued rotation of the other shell to bringthe access opening of the other shell into alignment with the accessopening of said one shell.

14. A construction in accordance with claim 13 wherein said other shellis secured to the barrel of said lock and said cam is secured to theplug of said lock, insertion of said cash box into said vault receptacleproviding for entry of said key into said lock to free said barrel forrotary movement relative to said plug.

15. A construction for collecting fares and the like comprising adeposit section, an inspection surface in said deposit section fortemporarily holding fares deposited, manually operable means for dumpingfares from said inspection surface into a cash boxarea, and a cash boxfor receiving said fares, a sliding gate interposed between saidinspection area and said cash box adapted to block access of the faresto said cash box. a door in said construction providing access forinserting and removing the cash box, and means associated with said dooroperably connected to said, gate whereby the gate automatically closeswhen said door is opened.

16. A construction in accordance with claim 15 wherein said gate isattached to a pivotally mounted arm, abutment means attached to saiddoor and engaging said arm, and spring means attached to said arm urgingsaid arm to a position for closing said gate, said abutment means beingremoved from engagement from said arm when said door is only slightlyopened whereby said spring means operates to rapidly move the gate toblocking position before the door is fully opened.

17. A construction in accordance with claim 16 including a sliding bardefining a blocking portion adapted to engage said arm, cam meansassociated with said door for engaging said sliding bar to move theblocking portion of said bar out of blocking position relative to saidarm when said door is closed, and spring means for urging said bar intoa position whereby said blocking position engages said arm when the dooris open, said blocking portion preventing movement of said arm andopening of said gate when said door is open.

18. A construction in accordance with claim 17 wherein the spring meansattached to said arm has one end attached to said sliding bar.

19. A construction for collecting fares and the like comprising adeposit section, an inspection surface in said deposit section fortemporarily holding fares deposited, manually operable means for dumpingfares from said inspection surface into a cash box area, and a cash boxlocated in said cash box area for receiving said fares, said manuallyoperable means comprising a trip bar exposed on the exterior of saidconstruction, a pivotally connected arm having said trip bar attached atone end, said inspection surface comprising a pivotally mounted memberoperatively connected to said am, said fares being collected on one sideof the pivot axis of said member, and wherein the weight of thoseportions of said member and said arm on one side of the pivot axis ofsaid member and said arm only slightly exceeds the weight of said tripbar, and the portions of the arm and member on the other side of thepivot axes whereby only a light touch on the trip bar is-required to tipsaid plate, and including a door in the cash box area of theconstruction to permit insertion and removal of said cash box, andlocking means for said door, at least a portion of said locking meansbeing connected to said member whereby said member must be in the tippedposition before said door can be opened.

20. A construction in accordance with claim 19 wherein said membercomprises a normally horizontally mounted inspection plate, said lockingmeans including a vertically extending rod attached to said inspectionplate, means attached to a stationary wall of said construction definingan opening for receiving said rod, and means attached to said doordefining a corresponding opening whereby said rod is adapted to bereceived in said openings for locking said door and whereby said doorwill be unlocked when said rod is moved vertically upon tipping of saidinspection plate.

21. A construction in accordance with claim 19 wherein said depositsection includes a transparent wall portion to permit viewing of saidinspection surface, a separate wall formed of a light transmittingmaterial, and a light positioned behind said light transmitting wall toprovide independent lighting for said inspecting surface.

22. in a system for collecting fares wherein the fares are deposited ina plurality of cash boxes situated at various locations with the cashboxes being thereafter brought to a common collection location, theimprovement comprising a vault construction situated at said collectionlocation, said vault construction defining a cash box receptacle, saidcash box defining an access opening, closure means in said cash box forblocking said access opening to prevent access to the interior of thecash box, means defined by said receptacle operating to open saidclosure means during movement of the cash box relative to the receptaclein the course of locating the cash box in a position such that itsaccess opening will discharge fares into said vault, and wherein saidclosure means is automatically closed in the course of movement of thecash box relative to the receptacle during removal of the cash box fromthe vault.

23. A construction in accordance with claim 22 including cylinders, saidcash box, when inserted in said first cylinder,

being tied to said cylinder whereby rotation of said cash box rotatessaid first cylinder to locate the opening defined by said first cylinderin a discharge position, and including drive means tying said secondcylinder to said first cylinder whereby said second cylinder rotateswith said first cylinder for positioning the opening in said secondcylinder in alignment with the opening in said first cylinder, saidopening in said cash box being aligned with said cylinder openingswhereby said fares will be discharged from said cash box into saidsecond cylinder.

25. A construction In accordance with claim 24 wherein said cash boxmust berotated back to its'originalposition to remove the cash box fromsaid first cylinder, the return rotation of the cash box resulting inmovement of said second cylinder to a discharge position whereby thefares collected by said second cylinder are discharged into the interiorof said vault.

26. A construction in accordance with claim 24 wherein said cash box isformed of inner and outer shells with each shell defining an opening,said cash box being rotated upon insertion into said vault receptacle toachieve alignment of the opening for discharging fares into said secondcylinder.

27. A construction in accordance with claim 26 including spring loadedpin means mounted on one of said shells, openings defined by the shellsfor receiving said pin means whereby the pin means operate to tie theshells together during rotary movement of the shells,and including cammeans associated with the cash box for displacing said pin means out ofengagement with one of said shells when the access opening for said oneshell is in position for receiving fares, and means for holding said oneshell in position during continued rotation of the other shell to bringthe access opening of the other shell into alignment with the accessopening of said one shell. 7

28. A construction in accordance with claim 27 including a keypositioned in the end wall of said vault receptacle, a lock mounted onsaid cash box, said other shell being secured to the barrel of said lockand said cam being secured to the plug of said lock, insertion of saidcash box into said vault receptacle providing for entry of said key intosaid lock to free said barrel for rotary movement relative to said plug.

1. In a construction for collecting fares and the like comprising a faredeposit section, an inspection surface defined in said deposit sectionfor temporarily holding fares deposited, manually operable means fordumping fares from said inspection surface into a cash box area, a cashbox receptacle defined in said cash box area, and a removable cash boxadapted to be received in said receptacle, said cash box defining anaccess opening, closure means in said cash box for blocking said accessopening for preventing access to the interior of the cash box, meansnormally locking said closure means against movement relative to saidaccess opening, means defined by said receptacle operating to unlocksaid closure means upon insertion of said cash box into said receptacleand to thereby permit rotation of said cash box relative to thereceptacle to locate the cash box in position such that the accessopening will receive fares dumped from said inspection surface, meansfor locking said cash box in place in the receptacle upon rotation awayfrom its inserted position and toward said receiving position, andwherein said closure means is automatically closed during rotation ofthe cash box back to said inserted position and prior to removal of thecash box from the receptacle.
 2. A construction in accordance with claim1 including a door for said receptacle and a viewing opening in saiddoor for determining the presence of a cash box in the receptacle.
 3. Aconstruction in accordance with claim 2 wherein said cash box is formedof inner and outer shells with each shell defining an opening, said cashbox being rotated upon insertion into said receptacle to achievealignment of the openings in the cash box shells while positioning theopenings for receiving fares dumped from the inspection surface.
 4. Aconstruction in accordance with claim 3 includinG spring loaded pinmeans mounted on one of said shells, openings defined by the shells forreceiving said pin means whereby the pin means operate to tie the shellstogether during rotary movement of the shells, and including cam meansassociated with the cash box for displacing said pin means out ofengagement with one of said shells when the access opening for said oneshell is in position for receiving fares, and means for holding said oneshell in position during continued rotation of the other shell to bringthe access opening of the other shell into alignment with the accessopening of said one shell.
 5. A construction in accordance with claim 4including a key positioned in the end wall of said receptacle, a lockmounted on said cash box, said other shell being secured to the barrelof said lock and said cam being secured to the plug of said lock,insertion of said cash box into said receptacle providing for entry ofsaid key into said lock to free said barrel for rotary movement relativeto said plug.
 6. A construction in accordance with claim 3 including akey positioned in the end wall of said receptacle, a lock mounted on theend wall of said cash box said lock having a lock plug and a lock barrelnormally tied to the plug, said outer shell being tied to the lockbarrel with said lock plug being held stationary by said key, said outershell being provided with a handle to accomplish rotation of said cashbox, and said lock preventing such rotation unless the proper key isinserted in the lock to free the lock barrel for movement relative tothe lock plug.
 7. A construction in accordance with claim 6 wherein saidkey is confined within a spring mounted cylinder which normallysurrounds the key, the housing of said lock being adapted to engage saidcylinder when said cash box is inserted in the receptacle to depress thecylinder and to expose said key for insertion in the lock.
 8. Aconstruction in accordance with claim 1 wherein said cash box is formedof inner and outer shells with each shell defining an opening, therespective openings being movable into alignment upon relative rotationof said inner and outer shells, and including a lock normally preventingrelative rotation of said inner and outer shells.
 9. A construction inaccordance with claim 8 including a vault for collecting fares from aplurality of cash boxes, said vault defining a cash box receptacle, akey mounted within said receptacle for engagement with the lock of eachcash box to thereby permit relative rotation of the cash box shells foraligning the openings of the shells, and means associated with saidvault for achieving relative movement of said shells for discharge offares in the cash box through the aligned openings of the shells intothe interior of the vault.
 10. A construction in accordance with claim 9including locking means located in said vault receptacle and movableinto engagement with the cash box when said access opening is positionedfor discharging fares, said locking means preventing removal of the cashbox from the vault receptacle until relative movement of the cash box inthe vault receptacle sufficient to close said closure means has takenplace.
 11. A construction in accordance with claim 9 wherein the vaultreceptacle comprises a first rotatably mounted cylinder, a secondrotatably mounted cylinder positioned adjacent said first cylinder, anopening defined in the walls of each of said cylinders, said cash box,when inserted in said first cylinder, being tied to said cylinderwhereby rotation of said cash box rotates said first cylinder to locatethe opening defined by said first cylinder in a discharge position, andincluding drive means tying said second cylinder to said first cylinderwhereby said second cylinder rotates with said first cylinder forpositioning the opening in said second cylinder in alignment with theopening in said first cylinder, said opening in said cash box beingaligned with said cylinder openings whereby said fares will bediscHarged from said cash box into said second cylinder.
 12. Aconstruction in accordance with claim 11 wherein said cash box must berotated back to its original position to remove the cash box from saidfirst cylinder, the return rotation of the cash box resulting inmovement of said second cylinder to a discharge position whereby thefares collected by said second cylinder are discharged into the interiorof said vault.
 13. A construction in accordance with claim 11 includingspring loaded pin means mounted on one of said shells, openings definedby the shells for receiving said pin means whereby the pin means operateto tie the shells together during rotary movement of the shells, andincluding cam means associated with the cash box for displacing said pinmeans out of engagement with one of said shells when the access openingfor said one shell is in position for receiving fares, and means forholding said one shell in position during continued rotation of theother shell to bring the access opening of the other shell intoalignment with the access opening of said one shell.
 14. A constructionin accordance with claim 13 wherein said other shell is secured to thebarrel of said lock and said cam is secured to the plug of said lock,insertion of said cash box into said vault receptacle providing forentry of said key into said lock to free said barrel for rotary movementrelative to said plug.
 15. A construction for collecting fares and thelike comprising a deposit section, an inspection surface in said depositsection for temporarily holding fares deposited, manually operable meansfor dumping fares from said inspection surface into a cash box area, anda cash box for receiving said fares, a sliding gate interposed betweensaid inspection area and said cash box adapted to block access of thefares to said cash box, a door in said construction providing access forinserting and removing the cash box, and means associated with said dooroperably connected to said gate whereby the gate automatically closeswhen said door is opened.
 16. A construction in accordance with claim 15wherein said gate is attached to a pivotally mounted arm, abutment meansattached to said door and engaging said arm, and spring means attachedto said arm urging said arm to a position for closing said gate, saidabutment means being removed from engagement from said arm when saiddoor is only slightly opened whereby said spring means operates torapidly move the gate to blocking position before the door is fullyopened.
 17. A construction in accordance with claim 16 including asliding bar defining a blocking portion adapted to engage said arm, cammeans associated with said door for engaging said sliding bar to movethe blocking portion of said bar out of blocking position relative tosaid arm when said door is closed, and spring means for urging said barinto a position whereby said blocking position engages said arm when thedoor is open, said blocking portion preventing movement of said arm andopening of said gate when said door is open.
 18. A construction inaccordance with claim 17 wherein the spring means attached to said armhas one end attached to said sliding bar.
 19. A construction forcollecting fares and the like comprising a deposit section, aninspection surface in said deposit section for temporarily holding faresdeposited, manually operable means for dumping fares from saidinspection surface into a cash box area, and a cash box located in saidcash box area for receiving said fares, said manually operable meanscomprising a trip bar exposed on the exterior of said construction, apivotally connected arm having said trip bar attached at one end, saidinspection surface comprising a pivotally mounted member operativelyconnected to said arm, said fares being collected on one side of thepivot axis of said member, and wherein the weight of those portions ofsaid member and said arm on one side of the pivot axis of said memberand said arm only slightly Exceeds the weight of said trip bar, and theportions of the arm and member on the other side of the pivot axeswhereby only a light touch on the trip bar is required to tip saidplate, and including a door in the cash box area of the construction topermit insertion and removal of said cash box, and locking means forsaid door, at least a portion of said locking means being connected tosaid member whereby said member must be in the tipped position beforesaid door can be opened.
 20. A construction in accordance with claim 19wherein said member comprises a normally horizontally mounted inspectionplate, said locking means including a vertically extending rod attachedto said inspection plate, means attached to a stationary wall of saidconstruction defining an opening for receiving said rod, and meansattached to said door defining a corresponding opening whereby said rodis adapted to be received in said openings for locking said door andwhereby said door will be unlocked when said rod is moved verticallyupon tipping of said inspection plate.
 21. A construction in accordancewith claim 19 wherein said deposit section includes a transparent wallportion to permit viewing of said inspection surface, a separate wallformed of a light transmitting material, and a light positioned behindsaid light transmitting wall to provide independent lighting for saidinspecting surface.
 22. In a system for collecting fares wherein thefares are deposited in a plurality of cash boxes situated at variouslocations with the cash boxes being thereafter brought to a commoncollection location, the improvement comprising a vault constructionsituated at said collection location, said vault construction defining acash box receptacle, said cash box defining an access opening, closuremeans in said cash box for blocking said access opening to preventaccess to the interior of the cash box, means defined by said receptacleoperating to open said closure means during movement of the cash boxrelative to the receptacle in the course of locating the cash box in aposition such that its access opening will discharge fares into saidvault, and wherein said closure means is automatically closed in thecourse of movement of the cash box relative to the receptacle duringremoval of the cash box from the vault.
 23. A construction in accordancewith claim 22 including locking means located in said vault receptacleand movable into engagement with the cash box when said access openingis positioned for discharging fares, said locking means preventingremoval of the cash box from the vault receptacle until relativemovement of the cash box in the vault receptacle sufficient to closesaid closure means has taken place.
 24. A construction in accordancewith claim 22 wherein the vault receptacle comprises a first rotatablymounted cylinder, a second rotatably mounted cylinder positionedadjacent said first cylinder, an opening defined in the walls of each ofsaid cylinders, said cash box, when inserted in said first cylinder,being tied to said cylinder whereby rotation of said cash box rotatessaid first cylinder to locate the opening defined by said first cylinderin a discharge position, and including drive means tying said secondcylinder to said first cylinder whereby said second cylinder rotateswith said first cylinder for positioning the opening in said secondcylinder in alignment with the opening in said first cylinder, saidopening in said cash box being aligned with said cylinder openingswhereby said fares will be discharged from said cash box into saidsecond cylinder.
 25. A construction in accordance with claim 24 whereinsaid cash box must be rotated back to its original position to removethe cash box from said first cylinder, the return rotation of the cashbox resulting in movement of said second cylinder to a dischargeposition whereby the fares collected by said second cylinder aredischarged into the interior of said vault.
 26. A construction inaccordance with claim 24 wherein said cash box is formed of inner andouter shells with each shell defining an opening, said cash box beingrotated upon insertion into said vault receptacle to achieve alignmentof the opening for discharging fares into said second cylinder.
 27. Aconstruction in accordance with claim 26 including spring loaded pinmeans mounted on one of said shells, openings defined by the shells forreceiving said pin means whereby the pin means operate to tie the shellstogether during rotary movement of the shells, and including cam meansassociated with the cash box for displacing said pin means out ofengagement with one of said shells when the access opening for said oneshell is in position for receiving fares, and means for holding said oneshell in position during continued rotation of the other shell to bringthe access opening of the other shell into alignment with the accessopening of said one shell.
 28. A construction in accordance with claim27 including a key positioned in the end wall of said vault receptacle,a lock mounted on said cash box, said other shell being secured to thebarrel of said lock and said cam being secured to the plug of said lock,insertion of said cash box into said vault receptacle providing forentry of said key into said lock to free said barrel for rotary movementrelative to said plug.